Fork to Farm Dialogues – Oyo State, Nigeria
January 26, 2023
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The Fork to Farm Dialogue in Nigeria took place from March to September 2021 and was coordinated and facilitated by Elujulo Opeyemi
Securing the future of food and agriculture through agroecology principles
Sustainable future via agroecology and restoration
Our Vision
Our vision is a world with an agrifood systems based on agroecology, food sovereignty, and sustainable land use that bolsters social and environmental justice.
Our Mission
- We are set out to mobilize actions and policy reform that are need-based and home-grown, to the trio challenges of climate change, food insecurity, and rural poverty. Our coalition provides a platform for individuals and youth-led civil society groups to co-create efforts that prioritizes agroecology and regenerative best practices for food systems transformation and community resilience.
The change we seek
To ensure that food and farming systems is sustainably aligned with the landscape restoration, biodiversity conservation, and adaptation agenda, while ensuring wholesome food production and alleviating rural poverty, aligned with sustainable development goals 1, 2, 13, and 15.
Welcome
We are an organization dedicated to addressing the pressing issues of hunger, rural poverty, and the climate crisis by working at the intersection of agriculture, climate change, nature, and agrobiodiversity.
Who we are
We Are A Youth-Led NGO
YARN is a collective of youth-led CSOs, growers and activists from different parts of the world that are leveraging agroecology principles to promote the right to healthy food, protect soil health, and align agrifood systems with the landscape restoration, conservation and climate adaptation agenda of their government and the global goal of sustainable development. YARN started in 2018 as a group of concerned young individuals, but is now a network of 20 active members in different parts of the world. Our coalition is a spread of actors across several food issues – health, inequality and social justice, environmental justice and community resilience.
We work with local farmers and indigenous communities to address food sovereignty challenges, conserve indigenous seeds, while mobilizing meaningful actions and policy reform.
Our Services
What We Do
Educating
We believe that education and capacity building can influence the willingness of people to become agents of change. YARN facilitates the transfer of knowledge and best practices on regenerative agriculture to local farmers.
Connecting!
We are providing a platform that brings together farmers, city representatives, food researchers, and seed organizations to strengthen trust and reawaken the culture of working together and building lasting relationships.
Elevating!
We showcase stories of young people that are working to ensure food sovereignty and ecological restoration across Africa to show that the engagement of young people in the changemaking space can meaningfully be beyond activism.
Supporting!
In our committed effort to enhance the adoption of sustainable farming practices among farmers, we provide support and organize incentive -based programmes for local farmers.
Our Process
How We Work
Our organization partners with local farmers and indigenous communities to confront the issues of food sovereignty, preserve native seeds, and mobilize significant initiatives and policy changes.
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Community Engagement and Empowerment
Our approach involves building relationships, empowering through workshops and training, and promoting indigenous practices to enhance food sovereignty with local farmers and indigenous communities.
02
Advocacy and Policy Reform
We conduct research, advocate for awareness, and collaborate with stakeholders to drive policy reforms that support sustainable food systems, protect indigenous seeds, and empower local farmers and indigenous communities.
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Mobilizing Meaningful Actions
We organize initiatives, facilitate resource access, and create platforms for collaboration to promote sustainable farming, empower local farmers and indigenous communities, and foster knowledge sharing in the realm of food sovereignty.
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Achivements
Let's Get Connect
24+
Community Empowerment Programs
150+
Participating Farmers
100+
Knowledge Sharing
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story-telling project
January 26, 2023
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This story-telling project aims to profile young people that are engaged in food anfarming systems, and explore the motivations, challenges and opportunities
Cop27 Reflection from our Founder
January 26, 2023
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As the dust continues to settle on the expectations and disappoints of COP27, with the hope thatCOP28 in Abu Dhabi will deliver
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